Just a day and a half before it was set to be broadcast, new CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a planned 60 Minutes investigative segment centering on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants last March. Weiss told colleagues this weekend the piece -- planned for Sunday night's show -- could not run without an on-the-record comment from a Trump administration official. That's according to two people with knowledge of events at the network who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing job security. The correspondent on the story, Sharyn Alfonsi, condemned the decision in an email to 60 Minutes colleagues on Sunday evening, saying she believed it was "not an editorial decision, it is a political one." (The email was obtained by NPR and other news organizations.)
A press release sent out Friday morning from CBS News' publicity team had promoted the story, promising a look inside CECOT, "one of El Salvador's harshest prisons." The network ran a video promotion which has since been taken down on the air and on social media. The announcement cited "the brutal and tortuous conditions" some recently released deportees said they endured there. The release has since been revised.
The story had undergone repeated formal reviews by senior producers and news executives, as well as people from the legal and standards division, according to the two people at CBS, echoing Alfonsi's account.
Paramount just solidified its bid fro Warner Bros (owner of CNN).
Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid
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Paramount Skydance guaranteed the backing of billionaire Larry Ellison in its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
WBD Chairman Samuel Di Piazza previously said the board was not confident Ellison would be as involved as stated.
Paramount notably did not increase its bid on Monday, reiterating that it believes the deal is superior to Netflix's.
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@#11 ... Zionism isn't center left.
Zionism is hard right. ...
Ms Weiss founded The Free Press (which was purchased by Paramount this year).
The Free Press (Common Sense) -- Bias and Credibility
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Overall, we rate The Free Press as Right-Center biased due to its consistent criticism of left-leaning views, especially on cultural and social issues.
We rate them Mixed for factual reporting because, while articles are generally well-sourced, the outlet often presents one-sided opinion pieces that lack counterarguments or broader contextual balance.
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